Overview

• United Flight 1093 from Denver to Los Angeles diverted to Salt Lake City on Oct. 16 after a multilayer cockpit windshield cracked at about 36,000 feet near Moab, Utah.
• One pilot sustained minor cuts and bruises from flying glass, no passengers were injured, and passengers continued to Los Angeles on a replacement aircraft after roughly a six‑hour delay.
• The NTSB says the windscreen is being examined in its laboratories and that it is gathering radar, weather, and flight recorder data as part of its investigation.
• The cause remains unknown, with unconfirmed theories ranging from external impact such as space debris or hail to an electrical fault; experts note the FAA estimates the risk of space debris harming airline passengers at less than one in a trillion.
• United says maintenance is inspecting the aircraft, and flight‑tracking reports show the jet was flown to Chicago Rockford Airport for work at a facility that services the airline’s 737s.